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Month: November 2021

Community Contributions #9

November 23, 2021 / / 0 Comments
Blog Post #10

Hi Shanshan,

Thank you for your sharing! I agree with you that PLN can help our career development. I am similar to you. My PLN is composed of my classmates and tutors. We study one or several courses together, and we discuss the content of the courses in the community. Maybe we will be engaged in similar occupations in the future, so this is also a potential network.

Blog Post #10: Engaging your PLN

Hi Ali，

Thank you for sharing, it’s really specific. One point you mentioned is new, about reputation. I think that positive people will post positive and interesting content on social media, which will attract people’s attention more, so that their PLN will get more attention, so that they will get more opportunities when seeking a job. This is a benign cycle.

Blog Post #10

November 22, 2021 / / 5 Comments
  • Can your PLN be used to help professional development post-course? If yes, how? If no, what limitations exist?

I think PLN can help professional development after the course. As a student, most of my PLN is composed of classmates and mentors. PLN allows me to express ideas or ask questions quickly and easily, and get a response. In addition, we all have similar courses or come from the same major here, so our future career plans are mostly similar. We can also share and discuss through PLN in future work.

  • Can your PLN be relied on to open professional opportunities?

In my opinion, PLN can provide open career opportunities. First of all, PLN is an open network platform. Many people will share and publish content here. Maybe my future work or my boss will also be in it. Besides, I will pay close attention to job information related to my major, which will help me find and select suitable jobs. At the same time, when people publish content and discuss content, they will constantly update their understanding and ideas. Maybe at first, people are confused about their future work direction, but through constant understanding, they finally find the job they want.

Blog #9 Why Media Literacy matters in your PLN

November 12, 2021 / / 0 Comments

– What is media literacy?

Media literacy is a very important skill in today’s society. Generally speaking, media literacy refers to the ability to access, understand and create media information. Its goal is to train the whole people to interpret media information objectively and fairly. First, we need to understand the characteristics and operation methods of social media. Second, we need to choose a platform that suits us to build our own PLN, publish our own content, and communicate effectively with people.

– Why is it important?

I think the main reason why media literacy is important is that social media is widely spread. Almost everyone needs to use social media, but the information transmitted on social media may be false and one-sided. People need to obtain information and absorb knowledge. At the same time, learn to correctly distinguish true and reliable content and protect your privacy.

– Why is it dismissed?

On the one hand, new media is in a stage of rapid development, but under the education system, media literacy accounts for a relatively small proportion, resulting in a lack of overall national literacy. On the other hand, people in today’s society pay more attention to material life, so there is a state of extreme lack of spiritual life, and the values of various social media have appeared to certain deviations. In addition, in this open Internet era, everyone can freely publish content, and people are easily affected by some speech, thus losing their own judgment and lacking rationality.

– Why should you aim for varied views but the factual consensus in your PLN?

People may have different views on some issues, which is a normal thing. We cannot guarantee that our views are completely correct, so it is particularly important to understand the views of others and interact with others. Not only can we learn more knowledge, but we can also look at things more objectively. Reaching a consensus in PLN can help us attract more people, so that we can more easily obtain information from many aspects. This is a virtuous circle.

References

Trilling, B., & Fadel, C. (2009). 21st century skills: Learning for life in our times. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Media Literacy – Facts Matter – Course YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/57r3-aEnci0

Community Contributions #7

November 11, 2021 / / 0 Comments
Blog Post #8

Hi Ziwang，

Thank you for sharing, it’s really detailed, especially on the second question. In fact, I don’t use Twitter and Facebook much. Through your content, I think Twitter is really useful. Everyone has the right to join in the conversations they are interested in and get new inspiration through online communication. More importantly, it records people’s voices, allowing us to respond whenever and wherever possible.

Blog Post #8

Hello Allen,
Great post! Especially with regard to the third question. When talking on social media platforms, we know very little about each other, so people will not be affected for their own reasons, people will not care about your background, etc. Here, everyone can express themselves freely, really good.

Blog Post #8

November 9, 2021 / / 0 Comments
  •  Explore the video provided and reflect on the themes of a PLN in a professional capacity.

In the video, Brad Baker participated in many activities related to Aboriginal people and anti-racism, and established a health professional network through social media. PLN allows people to pass on their opinions and voices, so that everyone can share and communicate together, making PLN more diversified and inclusive. In addition, PLN has brought benefits to indigenous people and allowed them to reconcile with the public. PLN not only allows everyone to share their lives, but also lets everyone know more facts.

  • Which social media platforms are beneficial in education?

I think the more useful social media platforms are social platforms for professional learning, such as Google, MOOC, and NetEase Cloud Classroom. These platforms are relatively professional and authoritative. People can find many learning resources here, including some books and courses from famous school teachers. You can effectively solve the problems encountered in learning, saving time and money. The second is the most commonly used social platforms for our young people, WeChat, Twitter, Facebook, etc. These platforms bring us too much fresh information, where we can chat with friends, share life, and learn about China. All kinds of information outside, and more importantly, we can establish contacts with like-minded people.

  • Consider the equality that exists when all have the same platform to engage community dialogues.

In an equal environment, everyone has the right to express their views, so that we can learn from each other and make progress in communication. Secondly, on social platforms, we will not be affected by individual differences, and we can freely express our opinions, thus establishing an effective PLN.

References:

Veletsianos, G., & Couros, A. (2010;2014;). Developing Personal Learning Networks for Open and Social Learning. In Emerging technologies in distance education (pp. 109–128). essay, AU Press.

Miller, J., & Baker, B. (2021, June 10). Brad Baker Edci 338. YouTube. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5z8iHxW2n4

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